Observations of the Comet of 1793, Made by the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, D. D. F. R. S. Astronomer Royal, and Other Observers. Communicated by the Astronomer Royal

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VI I. Observations of the Comet of 1793, made by the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne,
D. D. F. R. S. Astronomer Royal, and other Observers. Communicated by the
Astronomer Royal.

Read February 14, 179$*

1793*

Mean Time

at
Greenwich.

& of Comet

.in sidereal

Time.

./8L of Comet in
Degrees, &c.

Declination

of

Comet,

Longitude

of

Comet,

Latitude

of
Comet,

Name of Observers*.

Jan r y.

H. M. S.

H. M. S.

s ° f " '

D, M. S.

s.

D. IVL S.

D..M. S.

8
11

14
18

8 55 7
1% 3 50

11 38

9 26 6

16 6 43
20 27 $6
1 12 48
1 58 28,6

8 1 40 45

10 6 59

18 12

29 37 9

51 46 23 N

71 1 42 N
45 S3 12 N

17 47 7 N

7
1

1

1

2 29 3
516
6 16 29

3 45 3 6

69 38 5 Nl
76 9 8NJ

34 53 33 N

5 *9 33 N "

Mr; Gregory.
Mr, Steph. Lee.

21
26

27
28

30

8 5 5 2

6 54 35

7 37 4i
6 5 6 35

8 57 33

2 11 42,8
2 22 42 23
2 24 4,19
2 25 18,35
2 27 41,4

»

i 2 55 42

i 5 4° 33 ?
16 1 .. 3

1 6-19 35

1 6 ss 21

9 1 26 N
1 48 19 N
0, 51 36 N

4 11 N

1 20 59 S

1
1
1
1
1

3 47 57
3 5 8 5i

3 59 30

4 1 22

4 7 13

4 25 S

11 43 25 s

12 43 44 S

13 34 3 6 s .
15 6 48 S >

*

, The Astronomer.
Royal.

Feb.

3
4
5
7

7 1 1 52

7 4 I2

7 42 28

8 5 26

2 31 27,2
2 32 17,2

2 33 5^3.

2 34 37>55

1 7 51 48
t 8 4 18
1 8 1 6 1 7
1 8 39 23

3 *7 27 S

3 40 40 S

4 2 42 s
4 41 11 S

1
1
1
1

4 22 44
4 27 4
4 3 1 J 9
4 40 55

17 15 20 S

17 41 21 S

18 6 6 S
18 50 1 SJ

.

These places of the comet may admit of some little change, when the stars
with, which it was compared have been settled by observations with the me-
ridian instruments.